Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-13


a mile, and 10, you have entered new chine
| ahd new portion OF the gih~- a Noyag
70 "reeniand, orr" Atfica' or 'hma, couin not
effect more complete TRANSPORTATION. Nlsa
Tty, aiso' 'hs' S"''"' l~ts"''s 'ani'"' en'ei
| this marvellous place each year. instead OF
the 4,o" on 'No VINO no" ''slt Al mere are
Improvements 10 be made TOO an" tor ti'is
purpose government should purchase lhe cav
eril and ht II for the reception OF the multi
tude. lhe present owners are haii dozen
heirs OF one JeSsup Ihe estate Is managed Tor
theni by an agent Inc earnings are no more
'hah Si"o"a year anu OUT oI this uidt's anu
Their expenses must lie PAID ihere Is h"thihe
ieit VIII "hich 10 make any 'h'hs more 'nah
the imperative repairs. fulifhaii, the sieepihs
car naShate, once hiade an eHort 10 puS tne
cave, out the properly Is ahdef court o"htr"i'
ana cannot pe soid until some o' lhe heifS oe
come Oh age;
ihere Is pu. one entrance 20 'ne cave.
o'hets couid douptiess oe iouhu os earnest
search from "ithih' pnt 'ne owners take so"u
care that no such search shaii pe made. iheS
ioroid .he use Oh surveying .hs'r run'en's III
the cavern aila Encourage eApIoiaIioh- bis
co'ery OF another entrance might oreah .ne
monopoly which they now mold upon this
matches natural curiosity, though 10 Pio'ect
their POSSESSION theS nave purchaseu seNerai
thousand acres OF iand, presumably covering
the cave little 10 real estate, IL appears carries
ones Zee TO the center OF tne earth' ana IL oy
the use "i surveying instruments sotne ieisn-
horins farmer eouid es'aptisi lhe iac' .hat
portions OF 'he cave are uhuer MS iaiia, he
would nave regal IiSht 10 shaie vi 'ne
Tolls coilec'ed from sishlS'rfs-
inns gea'tS' o' MUGS All 'ne srouii' nas y"
miles OF eApiored avenues aiia passages. no"
hiuch iarther II eA'ehus no one Aho"s' ou' II
Is prooabie that earliest Efforts "oeio eA,enu
the huhdreds INTO lhousaiids ihis "hoie
country side Is hiied Win caves IN 'nis
thdmondsoh' county aiohe TWO huhareu
nave been discoVefeu. some OF these
caves are yearly as iarse anu qui'e
as peauthui as Aahi'lio'n cave out Tue ,epu,
ta'ioh OF the giant o'eisha"o"s 'lelii al, anu
no one 'hiiIAs " 'is'iie any vi 'he HsSer
marreis- Douptiess many or all Oh these
caverns are connected oy hidden passages
tnoueh IL Is matter Oh heighoorhood gossip
tnat certain avenues nave oeen CLOSED py 'he
Mamiho'h cave manager ana explorers eA-
ciuueu ifon' 'ne,,i' presumably through lear
ol uh"eieolne ui~co'eiieA Inc pioprie'ois
c"s ." s''"'' anu ~ ''af' o@ ieAdiis sou
10, r. ,ia' sum
Na'ii"'1,h , oa.e mas never peen popuiar
iee'' W " ia ,as o.,' eS'eSeiihsN
u'ih'u'. oi ine an '"u IAN no
heaie' 'u"'i zen .iiiie7 anu '"e s'Hse f'ie was
over iousn CouH' naN' !" oo'h 'eui'"S
al" Detoie '"e VIC" Sou'iein
pii'h's can'e ne'e M i"se hu"is' anu
s'usn' 'e,'et iio'ii su"',r ne"' III 'ie
''"els " '"e e1l'N 'miIs "e'e
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ny I ~ 49, ;a,,;.ahia M W. .e sues' ph
nlaNs '.e -. - 49,, y 'he
-. VIC s'ea'
oa,e'n .su. u.ue' ~ n, s T III" a. ne A,s
struggling Will P'e'e Vi ieAas s'eer' Iried.
The stage coach has at last disappeared, and
a new railroad runs almost to the very mouth
of the cavern. 1t is rocked railway, run
ming up hill and down and around hills. with
GRADES which make observing n.sse,,.rs
- - 1a.,,,o,;-ss 90 o.. -;